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10th Anniversary Platinum Eagles

Good news, for a change! Well, I got a package today from the "Fulfillment Center" (read: US Mint) - the third recently. I've been unable or unwilling to open them because I didn't know what was IN them. As some of you may recall from my earlier journal entries, the Mint previously did what it probably THOUGHT was a good thing: it delivered the 10th Anniversary Platinum Eagle Sets a week EARLIER than even scheduled from the backorder date. What did that mean to me? That meant that sin
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Heritage. I'd love to hear from others.

My sincere thanks to rfar for the TIME and ENERGY and ENDURANCE dealing with Heritage and for sharing his experience. I truly can't thank this member and this customer enough for taking the time an effort of posting what sounds to me like quite an ordeal. Personally, I've wanted to begin selling some coins, and I was overwhelmed by all the ins and outs of the process of starting to sell on eBay, listing items, getting good images, creating listings with IMPACT, accepting PayPal, shipping,
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2008 Mint State Silver Eagles

They're re-designed, but did quality go to the birds? Has anyone else gotten Early Release, Mint State, Silver American Eagles from NGC yet? I know that MS69 coins are not supposed to be perfect. I mean they are, in so many cases, so close to perfect most of us can't tell the difference. But, from a roll of 20 coins, all MS69, the faces and fields of the coins are SO nicked, so visibly damaged compared to years passed, I am in total shock of the quality from not just the mint, but from NG
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The Mint isn't thinking, nor are they "Customer Focused"

That is the flaw in thinking: That since they are in business to make money, the Mint would provide "customer service." When I received the mailing about the Bald Eagle coins on Saturday, I immediately went online to look (and even try to order). On Saturday afternoon, the 13th, the coins were online, to be "for sale" on 01/15/2008 at 12 noon, Eastern Time. So, I waited. Now, it seems to me that IF the Mint ACTUALLY planned the outage of the site because it was switching providers, it w
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Is one (or are both) of these a counterfeit?

I got these coins today (Jan 10th, 2008) and they are the same coin, same year, same grade, all graded by NGC (supposedly), but the holders are noticeably different. Ok, these differences are FAR less subtle than in the NGC announcement the other day, and I wonder if NGC just changed the label, or if the counterfeiting is more widespread. I just received the coins today, but since they are coins for the same year and mintmark, color me paranoid, but it seems like they should have similar hold
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Are we aiding Counterfeiters?

Or at least giving them the tools the need? After reading NGC's announcement yesterday about counterfeit NGC holders, I don't know about anyone else, but my stomach just about fell out. Part of bidding with confidence on Ebay for me, for instance, is buying NGC (or PCGS) graded coins. I recognize that NGC and law enforcement may be taking this very seriously. Nonetheless, hearing that counterfeiters went to such elaborate lengths to counterfeit the coins and the slabs was a serious blow
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Any bets on the mint's timetable for 2008 Silver Eagles?

The question you have to ask yourself is this...Do you feel LUCKY? Is it just me, or is anyone else wondering if the Mint is going to meet NGC timetable for "Early Release" designation of 2008 Proof Silver American Eagles? I have them on a subscription program, yet they haven't shown any signs of shipping yet, and the clock on the window at NGC is ticking! I am thinking back to 2006, late in the year when the Mint decided to release Mint State Silver Eagles directly to collectors, with t
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10th Anniversary Platinum Eagles

The US Mint probably thought they were doing a good thing... I have a much different story than Robert did, even though my FedEx brought my Platinum Eagles from the Mint early as well. I believe my coins arrived on XMAS Eve with a ring and a knock from the FedEx driver. I was expecting a number of things from the mint that would require a signature, and they weren't supposed to be shipping the Platinum Eagles until the end of the year, so I innocently OPENED the package. Much to my dismay,
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